PACLIM is a multidisciplinary workshop that broadly addresses the climatic
phenomena occurring in the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America.
The purpose of the workshop is to understand climate effects in this region
by bringing together specialists from diverse fields including physical,
social, and biological sciences. Time scales from weather to the Quaternary
are addressed in oral and poster presentations.

The theme of the 2011 PACLIM workshop addresses the strength and timing
of atmospheric connections between the eastern North Pacific Ocean and
western North America. The remainder of the meeting is devoted to a wide
range of climate-related topics.

The atmosphere of the workshop is intentionally informal, and room and
board are provided for many of the participants. This year, the workshop
was organized by representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S.
Forest Service. The funding and other sources of support come from several
agencies both public and private:

The CALFED Bay-Delta Science Program: Cliff Daum
Desert Research Institute: Terry Surles
U.S. Geological Survey Climate and Land Use Change Research and Development:
Deb Willard
The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School: Tom Murphree

Lundeen, Zachary - A SEASON-SPECIFIC PALEOCLIMATE RECORD FROM A NORTHERN
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SPELEOTHEM AND LINKAGES TO THE PACIFIC. Zachary Lundeen
(University of Utah), Andrea Brunelle (University of Utah), Stephen J.
Burns University of Massachusetts), Yemane Asmerom (University of New
Mexico), and Victor Polyak (University of New Mexico)

Morris, Jesse L. - HOLOCENE VEGETATION AND DISTURBANCE RECONSTRUCTIONS
FROM THE TRANSITION REGION OF THE GREAT BASIN AND COLORADO PLATEAU IN
UTAH. Jesse L. Morris, Andrea R. Brunelle, and Mitchell J. Power (all
University of Utah)

St. Jacques, Jeannine-Marie - CMIP3 PROJECTIONS FOR THE PACIFIC DECADAL
OSCILLATION FOR 2000-2050 UNDER THE B1 A1B, AND A2 SRES EMISSION SCENARIOS.
Jeannine-Marie St. Jacques, Suzan Lapp, Elaine Barrow, and David Sauchyn
(all University of Regina)

Feifel, Kirsten - A HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA
CYST RECORD FROM SEQUIM BAY, WA AND ITS RELATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY.
Kirsten Feifel and Rita A. Horner (both University of Washington)

Koll, Rebecca - FIRE HISTORY IN THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH, USA.
Rebecca Koll and Mitchell J. Power (both University of Utah)

Lapp, Suzan L. - SEVERITY AND FORCING OF DROUGHT IN THE NORTHWESTERN
GREAT PLAINS SINCE 1365. Suzan L. Lapp, Jessica R. Vanstone, Jeannine-Marie
St. Jacques, and David J. Sauchyn (all University of Regina)

Macharia, N.A. - DECICPHERING THE ROLE OF CLIMATE- VERSUS HUMAN-CAUSED
DISTURBANCE DURING THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY; A COMPARISON OF ISOTOPIC,
STOICHOIMETRIC, POLLEN, AND PLANT MACROFOSSILS FROM TWO LAKES IN THE WESTERN
U.S. N.A. Macharia and Mitchell J. Power (both University of Utah)